土家族地区的从妻居表现为两种形式:一是招婿式从妻居,二是家庭策略式从妻居。在20世纪90年代中期以前,土家族地区只有前一种形式存在;20世纪90年代中期以后,出现了两种形式并存的婚姻居住格局。在招婿式从妻居中,招婿的数量、礼俗地位和双方条件在几百年的历史中发生了巨大的变化;家庭策略式从妻居的出现,反映了年青一代的土家人对婚姻效益的现实考量和土家族较平等的性别权利关系。土家族从妻居的两种形式,挑战了传统的“养儿防老”观念,巩固了女性原有的较高的地位,强化了土家族地区“生男生女一样好”的生育性别文化。
<<There are two forms of residence by wife in Tujia Minority Ethnic:Recruited son-in-law and Family Strategy. The former existed in Tujia Minority Ethnic alonely before 90’s in 20th century;the two forms have coexisted after 90’s in 20th century. In Recruited son-in-law form,Tremendous changes have taken place on the amount,states and Conditions of the son-in-law. In the family Strategy form,the young people take great importance to the earnings of marriage,and set up the equal gender relations.
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